Tagged: security

Original release date: February 17, 2016 GNU glibc contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the DNS resolver. Exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to take control of an affected system. Users and administrators are encouraged to review Vulnerability Note VU#457759 and the glibc Project Notification for additional details and to refer to their respective Linux or Unix-based OS vendor for an appropriate patch

Glibc is the standard C library that ships with mosts version of Linux. It includes many functions that handle the common tasks programs might need, such as looking up IP addresses associated with domain names

A Hacker (likely Hacktivist) claims to have breached the Department of Justice’s network, and has dumped FBI and DHS employee records to prove it. If you think he used some advanced attack to crack the government’s systems, you’d be wrong

Original release date: February 09, 2016 Adobe has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in Connect, Experience Manager, Flash Player, and Photoshop CC and Bridge CC. Exploitation of some of these vulnerabilities may allow a remote attacker to take control of an affected system. Users and administrators are encouraged to review Adobe Security Bulletins APSB16-07 , APSB16-05 , APSB16-04 APSB16-03 , and apply the necessary updates.

Original release date: February 08, 2016 Oracle has released security updates to address a vulnerability in Java SE versions 6, 7, and 8 for Windows. Exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to take control of an affected system